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Newcastle Five, The

Fronted by future Cold Blood vocalist Lydia Pense, Bay Area folk-rock quintet the Newcastle Five would eventually mutate into top mod unit the Art Collection. Although the Newcastle Five didn't release any recordings during the group's brief life, Pense and the band did manage to record a set of three ace PF Sloan-meets-Jackie DeShannon janglers before splitting up.
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Newcastle Five, The - Im Losing You / Cant You See / Yes Im Crying 7" EP
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Newcastle Five, The - I'm Losing You / Can't You See / Yes I'm Crying 7" EP
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    ON CLEAR VINYLThe Newcastle Five could have made a monkey out of any of the so-called rock experts. The band didn't come from Newcastle, the English city best known as hometown of British Invasion stalwarts the Animals. Their sound was strictly folk-rock, heavily influenced by the Rickenbacker 12-string jangle of the Byrds.Hailing from San Mateo, Calif., 20 miles south of San Francisco, the Newcastle Five was assembled by rail-thin brothers Rich and Tom Martin who, in the summer of '65, were...